Reader Jim writes, “I live in Columbia Heights. We own a rather tattered ‘charming’ row house, and are gearing up to do a big project to redo it. And I am totally confused about what’s coming down the pike” about DC’s so-called “pop-up” limits.
DC’s Zoning Commission recently voted to impose new limits on how tall… Keep reading…

If you want to live in one of DC’s row house neighborhoods but don’t make a ton of money, a new bill by DC at-large councilmember Vincent Orange would slam the door in your face while it hastens gentrification and displacement of poor residents.
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Mary Cheh will continue to oversee transportation in the DC Council next year, but will continue to not also represent DC on the WMATA Board; instead, Jack Evans will. Anita Bonds will chair a committee on housing, while David Grosso will take the education gavel from David Catania.
Council chairman Phil Mendelson just released his recommendations for committee assignments… Keep reading…

Views, backgrounds, and many other factors are important qualities for candidates for office. One that doesn’t matter at all: Whether their names are also colors of the rainbow. But it’s fun nonetheless to chart how many of DC’s elected officials share surnames with parts of the palette.
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This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke.
DC officials and candidates have long been talking about plans to try and lure the Washington NFL team back to play within the city limits. It was revealed today that, in fact, this is part of a larger deal with Maryland and Virginia to build stadiums for the team in all three jurisdictions.
Owner Dan Snyder revealed at a press… Keep reading…

Tommy Wells is the best candidate for mayor of the District of Columbia. He has the strongest vision for the future on transit, housing affordability, education, social services, and many other subjects. We urge voters in the Democratic primary to cast their ballots for Tommy Wells. You can vote in person on April 1, or in early voting starting March 17.
As regular readers know,… Keep reading…

Perhaps you’ve heard: there is a primary in DC on April 1. Over the next few weeks, Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education will be posting a series of video interviews with the candidates for DC mayor and the DC Council Ward 1, Ward 6, and at-large seats.
I spoke with almost all of the candidates over the past 2 weeks, and Martin Moulton recorded the conversation… Keep reading…

At a forum last month, four candidates for DC mayor argued against a proposal by the Office of Planning to relax minimum parking requirements in transit-rich areas of the city. Andy Shallal and Tommy Wells didn’t address it directly, though Shallal argued for more parking capacity while Wells argued for reducing parking demand. Keep reading…

Freshman Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI) wants to use Congress’ power over DC to ban red light and speed cameras. On Friday, at-large DC Councilmember Vincent Orange said he wants to take action, instead of Congress, to place a moratorium on cameras and other restrictions.
In his letter to Bentivolio, Orange referred to “problems” with the camera system,… Keep reading…